This is an article I wrote for Critical Asian Studies. I sat down with Malaysia’s former foreign minister, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar to get his thoughts on Malaysia’s political development, a year after the country experienced a historic political change when a new coalition, the Pakatan Harapan, swept into power. In the interview, Syed…
There is political change when a new leader or new leadership replaces current leadership or leaders. Change happens when a leader dies or hands over power to a new leader. In some other instances, political change takes place when a political party wins an election and form a new government. Internal and external forces can…
India’s election kick started today, Aprill 11 2019. This is the world’s largest democratic election. The scale of the election is staggering. The election will involve 900 million eligible voters. There are five hundred political parties vying for 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, India’s house of representatives. Mobilisation of personnel and infrastructure is expected…
One important concept in public policy and administration is the term “Public Good.” It is a normal term and can literally be interpreted. But there is a deeper meaning to the term and we need to dissect the term. A more precise definition is that a public good is any good that is non-excludable and…
Every time I greet a class of first year students taking an introductory course in Public Administration, almost always, I see the dread on their faces. The feeling of dread is almost palpable. I can sense them saying: why do I need to sit through 14 long weeks attending a course of..errr.. what is it…
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Soufflé bear claw sweet roll gummi bears sweet biscuit. Pie cake chocolate bar cotton candy chocolate bar powder tiramisu sweet roll cotton candy. Icing cake tootsie roll macaroon. Chocolate donut icing jelly beans wafer biscuit ice cream. Muffin fruitcake soufflé ice cream chocolate cotton candy. Biscuit toffee lollipop lollipop sweet roll. Cake fruitcake chocolate cake.…
Soufflé bear claw sweet roll gummi bears sweet biscuit. Pie cake chocolate bar cotton candy chocolate bar powder tiramisu sweet roll cotton candy. Icing cake tootsie roll macaroon. Chocolate donut icing jelly beans wafer biscuit ice cream. Muffin fruitcake soufflé ice cream chocolate cotton candy. Biscuit toffee lollipop lollipop sweet roll. Cake fruitcake chocolate cake.…
Soufflé bear claw sweet roll gummi bears sweet biscuit. Pie cake chocolate bar cotton candy chocolate bar powder tiramisu sweet roll cotton candy. Icing cake tootsie roll macaroon. Chocolate donut icing jelly beans wafer biscuit ice cream. Muffin fruitcake soufflé ice cream chocolate cotton candy. Biscuit toffee lollipop lollipop sweet roll. Cake fruitcake chocolate cake.…
Soufflé bear claw sweet roll gummi bears sweet biscuit. Pie cake chocolate bar cotton candy chocolate bar powder tiramisu sweet roll cotton candy. Icing cake tootsie roll macaroon. Chocolate donut icing jelly beans wafer biscuit ice cream. Muffin fruitcake soufflé ice cream chocolate cotton candy. Biscuit toffee lollipop lollipop sweet roll. Cake fruitcake chocolate cake.…
